Time to change that old story

That photo was taken in 2011. W was not much older than T is now! It is incredible how time passes and things change.

I'm still loving this free 365 daily growth program and today's lesson was fascinating. Well, the results of the exercise were anyway. It is what made me dig out an old photo, the photos on my computer only go back 7 years because that is when I got my computer! 

Anyway the lesson today was around the stories we have been telling ourselves for a long time. The exercise was to look at a negative story we have been telling over and over and to pull out the lessons we have learnt from that experience.

This is what I wrote:

Ok so as a younger person I didn't always behave in a way that is congruent with how I am now. The realisation is that I can stop beating myself up about that.

Louise Hay says "when you know better you do better".

If I hadn't behaved like that I would not have learnt valuable lessons about myself.

I learnt that I was looking for validation and love from outside myself.

I learnt what my love language is.

I learnt that the choices I make can have repercussions on my relationships with more than just the people directly involved.

I learnt that only I can fill the gaping hole I felt inside me.

I learnt that I can fill that hole by being clear on who I am and what nourishes me.

I learnt that stuffing the emotions down does not make them go away. I have to face up to each emotion and feel it in order to let it go.

I learnt that creativity, exercise, good deeds, spirituality, meditation and tapping help process powerful emotions quicker.

I learnt that being kind to myself works better than being cross with myself. The same goes for other people.

I learnt that forgiveness is a powerful tool. And the willingness to forgive is the first step on the long road to forgiveness and healing.

Wow. I hadn't realised just how many powerful lessons I learnt from something I have been so angry at myself for. Time to change that story.

Thank you for witnessing this. I'm feeling very grateful for today's exercises and the lessons it contained for me.


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